by simpleDesigns | Mar 25, 2011 | Family
Dad, Tim and I visited “the Wilson Bench” … Back story…. In the 1870’s, my great, great grandfather, David Wilson buried 5 of his 13 children between 1870 and 1874 in a small cemetery in Harveyville, KS. David and his family moved to Wilmington, KS (4 miles...
by simpleDesigns | Mar 24, 2011 | Family
On Monday, Tina and I drove to St. Joseph, Mo to begin our sneak attack into Kansas City for my mom’s 80th B-day party. We stayed with Teri and Joey (Phaedra’s folks), just outside of KC making it an easy run to the airport Tuesday afternoon to pick up my...
by simpleDesigns | Mar 14, 2011 | Birding
Birding with a few friends this morning, we came across our first of the year Horned Larks. Several were working a park entrance @ Lake Elmo and one came up to the edge of the road. My car makes a great photography blind.
by simpleDesigns | Mar 13, 2011 | Birding
The Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis) is a near-passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America in northeastern Colombia and much of Venezuela, It is commonly named in Colombia as Bobito,Utta, Tol and Coludo. The puffbirds are an insectivorous...
by simpleDesigns | Mar 12, 2011 | Birding
Friday, March 11 was another great birding day. Linda W and I went looking for Raptors. We started at Lilydale Park checking out an old Bald Eagle nest that is now home to a family of Great Horned Owls. We didn’t see anyone home, but the nest...
